Entering the last season of his current contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, Wesley Matthews is brimming over with confidence.
The shooting guard is coming off a season in which his perimeter shooting and defensive prowess fit in perfectly with the rest of the Blazers, helping them get off to a roaring start and still earn the No. 4 record in the brutal Western Conference despite cooling off during the stretch run. Matthews, then in his fifth season since leaving Marquette and going undrafted, averaged a career-best 16.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks per game.
On the heels of that performance and while gearing up for another standout go-round, he's not exactly afraid of claiming what he feels is his rightful spot among the pack of 2-guards in the NBA.
"Do I think I'm All-Defense? Absolutely. I think I'm the best two-way 2-guard in the NBA," Matthews told Erik Gundersen of The Columbian. "But I feel like we need to be a good defensive team within the scheme of the game. We're not out there gambling, trying to reach and get steals. That would put us in a bind if I do ...
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Wesley Matthews Claims He’s the ‘Best Two-Way’ Shooting Guard in the NBA
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